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Vietnam War
STUDY GUIDE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| If one nation becomes Communist, nearby countries will also fall to communism | Domino theory |
| The Vietcong was a group of North Vietnamese that fought in South Vietnam against | US |
| What did Kennedy intend to do by establishing the Peace Corps? | Help developing countries by digging wells and schools |
| This was built to separate East and West Berlin in Germany & stood for nearly 3 decades | Berlin Wall |
| What countries were in a Space Race? | US & SU |
| Who was the 1st person to travel into space. | Russian Yuri Gargrain |
| Who was the 1st person to walk on the Moon? | Neil Armstrong |
| Who was leading the North Vietnam that promoted Communism that later had a city named after him in South Vietnam | Ho Chi Mihn |
| After gunfire was exchanged at the Gulf of Tonkin, this gave the president authority to take all necessary measures to repel any army attack against the forces of the US leading Johnson to expand US role in Vietnam to stop communism. | Tonkin Gulf Resolution |
| A surprise attack all over South Vietnam launched by North Vietnam when there was SUPPOSED to be a cease-fire due to Vietnam New Years(this really caused doubt in Americans about whether or not we should be in this war) | Tet Offensive |
| Americans were divided over their opinions on US involvement in the Vietnam War. The supporters for the war were called. The ones against the war were called | hawks and doves |
| Due to the mistrust in government officials, the _____ _______ Act was passed which required the president to get congressional approval before committing US troops to an armed struggle. | War powers |
| In the new election they tried to appeal to young people that were against the war. The ____ Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. Nixon won a second term. | 26th |
| Antiwar feelings continue to grow, and a secret government document was published revealing that U.S. officials had been lying to the American public about the progress of the wars for years. These documents were known as the ___________ ______ | Pentagon Papers |
| The plan to pull US troops from Vietnam and have South Vietnamese Army take over all the fighting in the war in Vietnam. This strategy was called what? | Vietnamization |
| Who won the presidential election after Johnson that promised to restore order and bring peace with honor to Vietnam, but didn't want to be the 1st president to "lose" a war (so he really kept sending troops, which made Americans MAD)? | Richard Nixon |
| What was the group called that fought for individual freedom, peace, nonviolence, and community sharing? | Hippies |
| Who took over as president after Eisenhower and was faced with the initial Cold War crisis, but was later assassinated? | JFK |